Restaurant aggregator and trolls go after celebrity chef’s livelihood after he highlights Islamist persecution of Hindus

Michelin Starred Celebrity Chef Atul Kochhar has seen his livelihood threatened by Islamist trolls and a restaurant aggregator, following his tweet where he had highlighted the age-old Islamist persecution of Hindus.

The episode began when actor Priyanka Chopra extended an “apology” following the controversial Quantico episode where Hinduism was slandered. Out of the many who were unconvinced by her “apology”, one was Chef Atul Kochhar who slammed her for not respecting the Hindu sentiments, who as he stated have faced persecution at the hands of Islam for the last 2000 years:

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Almost predictably, Kochhar’s tweet displeased quite a few Muslims who decided to target his business in order to try and harm him financially:

The targeting soon got to Kochhar who then decided to apologise for his historical inaccuracies and clarify his liberal stance, incidentally without refuting the persecution of Hindus which he had highlighted earlier:

There is no justification for my tweet, a major error made in the heat of the moment on Sunday. I fully recognise my inaccuracies that Islam was founded around 1,400 years ago and I sincerely apologise. I am not Islamophobic, I deeply regret my comments that have offended many.

Times Now's tweets reflect the general attitude of the Indian elite towards Hindu festivals. While everything negative is associated with Hindu festivals, an aura of celebratory mood is spread on the occasion of Abrahamic festivals.